Construction Extraction – September 5, 2024

Unveiling Bold Brews and Breaking News within the AEC Community – September 5, 2024

Weekly Construction Highlights & Brazil Fazenda Rainha Coffee

Catch up on this week’s top construction news from the busiest regions in the United States, featuring major projects, technological advancements, and sustainability initiatives. Our coffee of the week, Ethiopia Sidama Amaro Gayo by Bird Rock Coffee Roasters, offers a delightful and complex flavor profile.
Latest Construction News (August 28 - September 3)This week’s construction news highlights significant developments and updates across the United States. Here’s the latest:
Industry Developments:

• Detroit Mixed-Use Project Delay: The $1.5 billion District Detroit project, developed by Related Cos. and Olympia Development of Michigan, has experienced delays. Initially scheduled to start construction last summer, the project aims to revitalize the Detroit downtown area. Read more here.
  
• Arizona Interchange Project Win: Fisher Sand & Gravel secured a $106 million contract to build an interchange on Interstate 40 in Kingman, Arizona. The project is designed to alleviate congestion on the heavily traveled route between Phoenix and Las Vegas. Read more here.
  
• Floating Pier for Gaza Aid: The U.S. Department of Defense is advancing the construction of a floating pier aimed at delivering aid to Gaza. This infrastructure initiative reflects the growing importance of humanitarian aid infrastructure. Read more here.
  

Sustainability and Technology:

• Mass Timber Construction Division: Mercer Mass Timber launched a construction services division to assist first-time users of mass timber, providing an alternative and sustainable building method. Read more here.
  
• AI-Based Safety Applications: Balfour Beatty, a leading construction firm, is developing AI-based safety and project management applications to boost productivity and address labor concerns. Read more here.
  

Major Projects and Developments:

• Port Authority Bus Terminal Overhaul: The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey's $10 billion plan for a bus terminal overhaul is moving forward, bringing much-needed modernization to the country’s largest and busiest bus hub. Read more here.
  
• South Fork Wind Farm Completion: The South Fork Wind project, the first U.S. utility-scale offshore wind farm, has completed construction. The 130 MW project contributes to New York's goal of achieving 9 GW of offshore wind power by 2035. Read more here.
  

Regulatory Changes and Funding:

• Flood Protection Rules: The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has introduced a new rule aimed at protecting communities from flooding events and reducing rising insurance costs.
  
• Affordable Housing Initiatives: HUD is partnering with Terner Housing Innovation Labs to advance affordable housing initiatives, addressing the ongoing housing crisis across the U.S.
  

Coffee of the Week: Ethiopia Sidama Amaro Gayo by Bird Rock Coffee RoastersThis week's featured coffee is Ethiopia Sidama Amaro Gayo by Bird Rock Coffee Roasters. This coffee offers an intense honey-like aroma, redolent of flowers and blueberry. In the cup, it presents a delicate balance with a soft, lightly syrupy mouthfeel, balanced acidity, and fresh flavors of ripe stone fruit, lemon, tangerine, and honeyed sweetness. The finish is clean with a quiet sweet fruit-toned chocolate in the long.

• About the Roaster: Certified organically grown, this coffee is processed with great care by Ethiopia's only female coffee mill owner, Asnakech Thomas. She pays high prices for ripe cherry from smallholders in Ethiopia's Amaro region. This Sidamo coffee is "natural" or dry-processed, meaning the beans were dried inside the fruit, producing a lower-toned flavor profile with deeper, wine-and berry-like fruit.
  
• Learn more about this unique coffee on Bird Rock Coffee Roasters or CoffeeReview.com.
  

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